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Arizona baseball's first-round MLB draft picks: Austin Wells to make history for Wildcats?

The Arizona baseball program has produced 11 first-round MLB draft picks through the years.

The first was shortstop Eddie Leon in 1965.

The most recent was shortstop Kevin Newman in 2015.

Austin Wells could be the program's next first-round MLB draft selection.

The catcher shows up in many recent 2020 MLB mock draft projections for the upcoming draft, which is scheduled to begin on June 10.

Leon was Arizona's highest first-round pick.

He went No. 9 overall to the Minnesota Twins.

Other notable first-round selections for the Wildcats through the years include Terry Francona (No.